Table 1.
Comparison of feeding and infection rates, as well as the average oocyst and sporozoite loads of P. berghei in An. funestus strains and other anopheline species
| Colony/species (Total number of mosquitoes used) | Feeding rate (%) | Infection rate (%) | Average oocyst numbers (range) | Average sporozoite numbers (range) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANG (n = 567) |
30.3 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
This study |
| FUMOZ (n = 1968) |
52.1 |
20.5 |
24 |
1573 |
This study |
| FUMOZ-R (n = 2139) |
46.7 |
6 |
6 |
1586 |
This study |
| FUMOZ-BS (n = 2023) |
50.5 |
15.5 |
53 |
7249 |
This study |
|
An. dureni |
- |
15.2 |
60-80 |
7400 |
Yoeli 1965 [10] |
|
An. quadrimaculatus |
- |
42.5 |
100-500 |
100-300 |
Yoeli et al. 1965 [12] |
|
An. stephensi |
- |
50.5 |
60-80 |
6840-8200 |
Yoeli et al. 1965 [12] |
|
An. funestus trial 1 |
- |
62.5 |
47 (1–141) |
- |
Xu et al. 2013 [11] |
| trial 2 | - | 95.0 | 120 (1–347) | - |